Author: Kevin Fraleigh
Random thoughts
This summer has been difficult for me as a writer because, by necessity, I have had to be other focused. As I have mentioned in several past posts, that whole work-family-sleep thing really gets in the way. One would think that as you get older, as your children get married…
The words I never want to hear…
This past Friday I picked up a newlywed couple at Port Canaveral. They had just returned from their honeymoon cruise. The groom was the son of an old friend of ours and my wife let them park in our yard. It was the safer and cheaper alternative to leaving the…
The OED is back!
Yay! O happy day! The Oxford English Dictionary on-line (OED) is back as a free service. I don’t know why they changed to a pay subscription only model, but it is once again free and that’s all that matters. Are you as excited as I am? Maybe Not? If you’re…
Can you guess my reading spot?
When I joined the website for eFiction magazine two of the entries for the profile were favorite authors and favorite books. I had to stop and think about this for a moment. I wanted to answer honestly, but at the same time I wanted to sound well read, even literate….
I’m not rich yet
So my eBook, Any Tomorrow: The Calling, has been out at Amazon and all the major eBook distributors for a couple of months. How come I’m not rich yet? Gosh, if you read the user forums at Kindle, it seems like everyone who posts is selling upwards of 900 copies…
This weekend
This weekend, instead of joining in the traditional American July 4th rituals of barbeque, beer, and shopping, I have undertaken to replace the toilet and floor in our guest bathroom. This is, of course, only the beginning. Replacing the mirror and light fixtures, regrouting the shower, and painting the bathroom…
Say what you want in the way that you choose
I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, being able to say what I want in the way that I choose. If you follow the news at all, you are probably aware that in many places in the world stating an opinion, writing about certain things, or acting in a…
Racing
This past weekend my wife and I drove to Northern Virginia and back, approximately 1600 miles round trip. Up on Friday, back on Sunday. It was worth it. We got to see our granddaughter’s first ballet recital. Maybe it was a little crazy, but when families are geographically separated, that’s…
Bible Study
As I sit here contemplating the weekly Bible study I attend with my wife, I can’t help but think the role that religion plays in my writing. I don’t intentionally write about religion, either the institution or the activity, but it always seems to be there somewhere. Religion in some…
I’ve published my e-book, now what?
Okay, so my first eBook, Any Tomorrow: The Calling, is available from the major eBook distributors, including http://www.amazon.com/, http://www.barnesandnoble.com/, http://www.diesel-ebooks.com/, and http://www.smashwords.com/. I’ve successfully self-published through Smashwords and Amazon, creating every aspect of the publication, including the cover art. I even blog about the self-publishing experience at http://anytomorrow.com/ My dilemma…
